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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger
The Trump administration is seeking to pause appealsover two rulings that blocked the U.S. Department of Labor's(DOL) April 2024 overtime rule, which sought to increase theminimum salary for overtime exemptions for white-collar employees. The move raises doubts that the administration will continuelitigation to revive the overtime rule.
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2 weeks ago | 
ogletree.com | Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsThe Trump administration has requested the Fifth Circuit to pause appeals regarding the DOL’s overtime exemption rule, indicating a potential reconsideration of the recently contested salary thresholds for white-collar employees. As a result of this development, the existing salary thresholds established by the 2019 DOL rule remain effective, while the future of the 2024 overtime rule appears uncertain under the new DOL leadership.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Keith Kopplin |Charles E. McDonald |Zachary Zagger
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is appealing a U.S. district judge’s recent ruling striking down the agency’s final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” which had authorized an increase in the white-collar minimum salary thresholds for exemption from federal overtime requirements.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Kopplin
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is appealing a U.S. district judge’s recent ruling striking down the agency’s final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” which had authorized an increase in the white-collar minimum salary thresholds for exemption from federal overtime requirements.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
ogletree.com | Keith Kopplin |Charles McDonald |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsThe DOL has appealed a federal judge’s recent decision striking down its increases to the salary thresholds for the white-collar exemptions from the FLSA’s overtime requirements. The rule increased the minimum salary to $43,888 per year on July 1, 2024, and effective January 1, 2024, it would have increased the minimum salary to the equivalent of $58,656 per year for the EAP exemption and $151,164 per year for the HCE exemption.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Keith Kopplin
[co-author: Leah Shepherd]This time of year, there’s no shortage of twinkling lights and memories of corporate holiday parties gone wrong. While pop singers belt out their most festive tunes, here are some tips to make sure your office holiday party stays out of legal trouble. Quick Hits Secular language and symbols are more inclusive for a religiously diverse workforce. Making party attendance voluntary may prevent some wage-and-hour and discrimination claims.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
ogletree.com | Keith Kopplin
Quick HitsSecular language and symbols are more inclusive for a religiously diverse workforce. Making party attendance voluntary may prevent some wage-and-hour and discrimination claims. Serving alcohol raises the potential risk of sexual harassment, driving while intoxicated, and other inappropriate conduct. The last thing employers want is to host a holiday party that lands them with discrimination lawsuits, harassment lawsuits, or disgruntled workers who feel left out because of their religion.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger
On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest attempt to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemption, finding that the rule exceeded the agency’s statutory authority. Quick Hits A federal judge in Texas struck down the DOL’s April 2024 overtime rule that sought to raise the minimum salary levels for the FLSA’s white-collar overtime exemption.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Kopplin
On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest attempt to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemption, finding that the rule exceeded the agency’s statutory authority. A federal judge in Texas struck down the DOL’s April 2024 overtime rule that sought to raise the minimum salary levels for the FLSA’s white-collar overtime exemption.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth |Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger |Jason Feingertz
On November 15, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program released its 2024 Annual Report. According to the report, the CFTC received a record 1,744 whistleblower tips in Fiscal Year 2024 and awarded over $42 million to whistleblowers whose disclosures resulted in approximately $162 million in monetary sanctions.
